70 yr. old Ohio Republican Voter: "I’ve never seen such HATE this year in the Republican Party"

[kpete]

70 yr. old Ohio Republican Voter: "I’ve Never Seen Such HATE as This Year in the Republican Party"

“Obama was handed an economy on the skids, after eight years of Bush,” Butterfass said in an email. “All he ever did was think about war. I’m afraid Romney will do the same, especially the trickle-down theory.

“I don’t know why any woman or gay would ever vote for Romney. All you have to do is look at the Republican platform. I’ve never seen such HATE this year in the Republican Party, national or state.”

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http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/09/30/1-dispatch-poll-shows-obama-in-lead.html
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/30/1138219/-70-yr-old-Ohio-Republican-Voter-I-ve-Never-Seen-Such-HATE-as-This-Year-in-the-Republican-Party

[southernyankeebelle]

1. Is he still a republican?

[bluestate10]

2. I know some people that still are republicans, although they feel and know what is

going on with their party is wrong, may be even evil. But they were born into republican families, somehow they seem to be thinking things will go back to where they were with Eisenhower.

[southernyankeebelle]

4. I'm a die hard dem but if Romney was a dem and the dem party were batshit crazy I

wouldn't vote for him. My country is to important to vote for a party. It's to bad people aren't seeing Romney and republicans for what they really are.

[phleshdef]

9. Yea, there still some older Eisenhower brand Republicans out there.

They are really no different than a moderate Dem in this political day and age. They either need to come on over or take their party back.

[duhneece]

23. I want these moderate R's to support moderates in the primaries

Yes, we both want them to take their party back. It seems like only the crazies vote in their primaries.

[Care Acutely]

3. As long as he votes for Democrats and progressives, who cares.

Hell, even if the hate makes him stay home, that's OK too.

Sometimes it takes them a few election cycles before they realize that they've actually switched parties.

I say, "Welcome to the light sir, good to have you."

[a la izquierda]

5. Gah, don't read the comments unless you want your IQ to plummet.

I feel dumber already.
I'm going to get a state ID tomorrow, so I don't have any problems at the polls. I haven't decided if I'll vote early. I kind of like voting on election day.

[lunatica]

13. Absentee voting has its advantages

Here in California it gives you until the day of the elections to return your ballot. You can take your time and research the issues.

[duhneece]

24. On the other hand, I've seen too many absentee ballots signed wrong

Not signed where they were supposed to be, ballots found un-mailed by folks weeks after the election that they'd felt sure they had mailed....but hadn't.

[lunatica]

29. What is too many?

And how do they compare to the mistakes made in live voting?

[BlueJazz]

19. I read some of the comments until my brain started having the Blue Screen of Death.

I had to reboot and start over...

[jsr]

6. Hate AND bald-faced lies

Constant, shameless, brazen lies.

[StevePaulson]

14. Yep

That About Sums It UP

http://www.RepublicansAreADisease.com

Republicans Are A Disease.

[kentuck]

7. The hate boileth over...

It is hot.

[GoCubsGo]

8. He must have slept through the 1990s.

They were just about as hateful toward Bill Clinton and his family, too. The only difference now is the overt racism. The hate has been around for a while. The only reason we're seeing it more now is that they know they'll soon be a minority party due to changing demographics, and they're desperately trying to put their agenda into law before it's all over.

[Dawson Leery]

16. No one denies the disrespect shown towards Bill Clinton was horrible.

Obama has the additional factor of his skin color working against him. Due to this, Obama has faced worst hatred than Clinton.

[GoCubsGo]

20. Yes. And, I said as much.

[AngryOldDem]

26. I have never seen such outward disrespect toward a president in my life.

Even with Nixon, people somehow managed to respect the office even if they did not respect the man.

Sadly, most people can't even do that anymore, which puts the lie to their claims that they're good, patriotic citizens.

I don't think I'll ever forget my shock when that jerk from South Carolina yelled out "Liar!" during the SOTU. Never, ever thought I'd see the day but this seems to be business as usual in political "discourse" anymore.

[GoCubsGo]

35. They impeached Clinton after a bullshit witchhunt.

They impeached him over a private sex act. I'd say that is about on par with some asshole congressman calling the President a liar during the SOTU. And, I don't know of the FBI groping through any other First Lady's underwear drawer looking for non-existent documents that were supposed to prove she was some sort of criminal, as they did with Hillary. What we are seeing now is just a continuation of that disrespect. And, as I said, the only difference is that overt racism has been added to it.

[raccoon]

39. Why didn't stupid Joe Wilson shout "Liar!" when Bush and his minions were lying the country

into the invasion of Iraq?

That's when it was really called for.

(Yeah, I know he's Republican, that would never happen.).

[Cosmocat]

34. No, he hasn't

They accused Clinton of being a drug dealer and killing vince foster.

They investigated him though the House of Representatives over two dozen times, the LITERALLY had an investigation into the fan mail for their pet cat and christmas cards. They said VERY mean and hateful things about their beautiful daughter, and slandered Hillary like no other person to preemptively attack her presidential aspirations.

They brought up articles of impeachment on him after their special prosecuter fished around for years looking for ANYTHING to take him down with before stumbling onto the Blue Dress.

This is not to say in any way that they are not beyond any reason in their deranged hatred for Barrack Obama, but it is the same as it was for Clinton in a different way.

If they accused Barrack Obama of being a drug dealer or killing someone, people would be screaming about how it was racism.

But, more than anything, it is because he is a democrat.

Does not matter who it is, they hate Ds.

Watch them reflexively gag and laugh simply by saying Nancy Pelosi.

No real reason, we have seen the worst of the worst in their House Speakers over the last 15 years, with Tom Delay being one of the worst ever, but they just out of hand dismiss Nancy Pelosi as being horrible.

[JHB]

40. They also switched special prosecutors (and the judges overseeing him)...

...to conservative partisans. Robert Fiske was replaced by Kenneth Starr after David Sentelle replaced a more moderate judge on the three-judge panel.

[Cosmocat]

42. Yep

If they hold the house and BO gets reelected, this is the kind of crape we will see with him ...

[blkmusclmachine]

10. Today's GOP = The American Taliban

OPERATION NORTHWOODS

[valerief]

12. Didn't we have that 11 years ago? nt

[freshwest]

11. Good for him. The elders I know are horrified by the hatred.

It is irrational and keeps on looking for a new target when one is vanquished. It is a hunger that is never satisfied and eventually destroys everything.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

15. The space race is what inspired the last generation of Democrats....

....and when Nixon killed it they were pissed.

It was something done for all mankind.

Republicans only care about their opposition to the Dems and offer no vision for the future of all mankind.

[Faygo Kid]

17. Rush Limbaugh. He has destroyed civil discourse.

His power arose in the 1992 election, and since then, he has preached hatred and ignorance that has been fed off of by so many who welcome not having to think for themselves.

He led to Fox. He was the "majority maker." He visited the Dominican Republic for unspeakable reasons, and is on his fourth wife - who, like the three before her, will walk away with millions to keep silent.

He is ignorant, hateful, and one of the most damaging people who has ever been born, and I welcome his demise. He's the only one I say that about. Just Rush.

[Katashi_itto]

22. I agree. I hope Rush contracts some really horrific disease.

Course I view reduction in Teabagger population in anyway as a good thing.

[factsarenotfair]

27. I know that most of the people do not here wish a horrific disease on Rush.

Also, while we certainly wish the Tea Party would go away, we don't wish for a reduction in the Teabagger population--just a transfer to a more sane and humane political philosophy.

[tolumnia]

31. disease?

I am one who certainly hopes rush limpballs contracts a horrific, painful, slowly debilitating disease. Let him keep in agony for decades.

[factsarenotfair]

33. I wish that he could spend his days in a libertarian paradise like Somalia.

[Katashi_itto]

36. You seem to think a Romney/Teabagger govt wouldnt kill millions. Must be nice to live in such a

reality. Nor you seem to overlook how many countless dead Limbaugh has managed to help create.

[factsarenotfair]

43. No, I don't. I totally understand would a Romney government would do.

In fact, due to personal experience, I might even understand it better than you and I AM TERRIFIED. I just don't think it does any good to wish death and/or suffering on sociopaths or their enablers. It's not good for our souls and it isn't effective.

[AngryOldDem]

28. And he hides behind the excuse that he's "entertainment."

Good post -- so very true. You can mark the downfall of American politics when that gasbag first turned on his mike.

[defacto7]

37. Agreed.... beyond a doubt

one of the most useless members of the human race. He done great damage to moderation and argument. I personally think of him and his media offspring as a type of psychological terrorist that undermines reason. The ramifications of that are widespread and dangerous.

[lumpy]

18. The repubs got Geo.W.Bush into the inept drivers seat for 8 years. Now they are trying

to get another fool into the White House. I think the repubs have deteriorated to the point of no return. When you look at who they have to offer as candidates it looks very bleak.

[L0oniX]

21. Racists!

I still stand by that idea. They for the most part are racists. This IMO is why they come up with the ridiculous accusations like Obama is a Muslim or born in Kenya or he's a socialist and the like. They might as well say he is from another planet. Their accusations are stupid. What makes sense to me as to why all the stupid crap is that they are hiding the fact that they are racists. Now Mitwit is planting some from the 47% in the crowds, trying to hide that he is also a racist.

[AngryOldDem]

25. When I was out on a run yesterday morning, I saw a sign that said:

"Prosecute Hussein Obama for High Treason!!!!" This was right next to a Richard Mourdock sign (Mourdock, for those who don't know, is the Teabagger candidate for Senate in Indiana, whom Dick Lugar lost to in the primary). That the two were together does not surprise me, but I was so angry when I saw it that it took all I had not to kick it over. I really had to make an effort to shrug it off so that it didn't interfere with my run.

People have NO idea what they're talking about when they throw around words like "treason." THAT's what scares me when it comes to this new crop of GOPers. If they win, they will have the ability to reshape, reinterpret, and re-form laws and the Constitution to fit their twisted notions of "right" and "wrong".

All that said, I had to note that the signs were posted in a common area in the back of a subdivision. That also says something: If you truly feel that way, that's your right. But... have the balls to put the sign in your FRONT yard, so your friends, neighbors, and passers-by know how **you** really think. And, by the way, riddle me this: Exactly what "treason" has Obama committed? Being born African-American?

I'm surrounded by a bunch of anti-gay, racist pricks here, but none of them want to own their hate.

[tarheelsunc]

30. So Obama is the treasonous one...

as opposed to the man running for President who routinely bets against the country and sends all his money overseas? If he wants to be President of this country, he should have a majority of his money here at the very least, or else how can anyone know what his true interests actually are? He'd be in a position where he can give countries like the Cayman Islands favorable economic policies that directly benefit his foreign holdings and cause harm to the American people. Do people really think it's OK for a man to put on this big "patriot" act and he has so much money tied up in overseas holdings?

[defacto7]

38. Displacement.

[liberal N proud]

32. When you loose the OLD republicans it is more than just bad.

It takes a lot to move an entrenched republican.

[SpankMe]

41. 50 yr. old Cali Democratic Voter: "I've never seen such HATE EVER in the Republican Party" n/t